#24 - You See That a Person Is Justified by Works: James 2:24 and the Socinian Challenge

A deep dive into James 2:24—“You see that a person is justified by works”—and the long argument it sparked between Paul and James, Reformers and Councils, and finally the Socinians. This episode traces the verse’s reception from Augustine through Luther and Trent, then places it in the intellectual world of the Polish Brethren, who read James as evidence that justification is above all an ethical standing produced by faith’s obedience, not a forensic declaration imputed by God. Expect close attention to texts, historical voices, and the fault lines that made James 2:24 a decisive battleground.